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Allen will start Saturday in Philadelphia.
Allen allowed three goals on 28 shots before leaving in the Blues loss in Dallas on December 29th. Carter Hutton is red-hot so he started the last three games, but Allen will get back in the crease for the front-end of the Blues’ back-to-back. Allen has lost six of his last seven starts while posting a 2.68 GAA and .913 SV%.
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Markstrom will start Saturday in Toronto.
Markstrom allowed one goal on eight shots after replacing Anders Nilsson in the Canucks loss to Anaheim on Tuesday. Markstrom has lost four of his last five starts and is 4-4-2 with a 3.03 GAA and .889 SV% on the road this season. The Swede stopped 35 of 36 shots in a win over the Maple Leafs in early-December.
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Markstrom is expected to start Tuesday vs. the Ducks.
Markstrom allowed four goals on 36 shots in the Canucks loss to the Kings on Saturday. Markstrom has lost four of his last five starts (1-3-1) while posting a 3.87 GAA and .882 SV%. Markstrom surrendered for goals on 35 shots in a 4-1 loss to the Ducks in their first meeting this season.
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Markstrom leads the Canucks onto the ice for warmups.
Markstrom allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Canucks win over Chicago on Thursday. Markstrom has been able to put together back-to-back strong outings after allowing five goals in three of his previous four starts. He will look to keep things rolling tonight against the Kings on home-ice, where he is 6-8-2 with a 2.54 GAA and .918 SV% this season.
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Markstrom is expected to start Saturday vs. the Kings.
Markstrom allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Canucks win over Chicago on Thursday. Markstrom has been able to put together back-to-back strong outings after allowing five goals in three of his previous four starts. He will look to keep things rolling tonight against the Kings on home-ice, where he is 6-8-2 with a 2.54 GAA and .918 SV% this season.
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Markstrom will start Thursday vs. the Blackhawks.
Markstrom allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Canucks loss to the Blues last Saturday. Markstrom has dropped his last three starts while allowing a combined 12 goals on 84 shots (.857 SV%). This season the 27-year-old has gone 5-8-2 with a 2.58 GAA and .916 SV% in 15 starts on home-ice.
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Allen starts Wednesday vs. the Predators.
Allen stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Blues win in Vancouver last Saturday. The win snapped an ugly four-game losing skid for Allen, who will make his 31st start of the season tonight. Allen has gone 10-5-0 with a 2.39 GAA and .915 SV% at the Scottrade Center this season.
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Allen is in the starter's crease at the Blues morning skate.
Allen stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Blues win in Vancouver last Saturday. The win snapped an ugly four-game losing skid for Allen, who will make his 31st start of the season tonight. Allen has gone 10-5-0 with a 2.39 GAA and .915 SV% at the Scottrade Center this season.
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Allen will start Saturday in Vancouver.
Allen surrendered three goals on 35 shots in the Blues loss in Edmonton on Thursday. Allen has lost four in a row while posting a 3.05 GAA and .902 SV%. He will look to get back into the win column tonight in Vancouver—he stopped 20 of 24 shots in a 4-3 OT win in their first meeting of the season.
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Markstrom will start Saturday vs. the Blues.
Markstrom allowed five goals on 32 shots in the Canucks loss in San Jose on Thursday. Markstrom has been in a rut recently, losing four of his last five starts (1-3-1) while allowing a combined 21 goals on 137 shots (.846 SV%). Markstrom has gone 5-7-2 with a 2.61 GAA and .914 SV% in 14 starts at Rogers Arena this season.
Bratt (lower-body) will be back in the Devils lineup on Saturday.
Bratt missed Thursday’s game vs. the Rangers but will be back in tonight vs. the Blackhawks. Bratt will skate on a line with Marcus Johansson and Travis Zajac and comes in with two goals and four assists (six points) in his last seven games.
Glendening will miss at least four weeks with a hand injury.
Glendening was hurt blocking a shot against the Flyers on Wednesday and will be out until at least late-January. With Glendening sidelined, the Red Wings recalled Tyler Bertuzzi, who will likely get a long look.
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Allen will start Thursday in Edmonton.
Allen surrendered four goals on 46 shots in the Blues loss in Winnipeg on Sunday. Allen has lost three in a row while allowing a combined nine goals on 88 shots (.898 SV%). The Blues have struggled mightily to score as of late, but Allen is 2-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .932 SV% in two starts vs. Edmonton this season.
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Markstrom will start Thursday in San Jose.
Markstrom gave up five goals on 19 shots in the Canucks loss to Calgary on Sunday. Markstrom has lost three of his last four starts while posting an ugly 4.29 GAA and .848 SV%. He has gone 1-1-0 with a 2.91 GAA and .909 SV% in two starts against the Sharks this season.
Bratt (lower-body) will not play Thursday vs. the Rangers.
Bratt was hurt while blocking a shot on Monday and will not play tonight. Bratt was given a “maintenance day” on Wednesday but it looks like it was a little more than maintenance. Luckily for the Devils, Marcus Johansson (ankle) will return tonight to replace Bratt in the lineup.
Glendening left Wednesday’s game with a right hand injury and did not return.
Glendening blocked a shot off of his hand in the first period of Wednesday’s loss to the Flyers. Glendening originally stayed on the bench but didn’t return for the second period and head coach Jeff Blashill did not have a time frame for Glendening’s return.
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Allen will likely start Thursday in Edmonton.
Allen surrendered four goals on 46 shots in the Blues loss in Winnipeg on Sunday. Allen has lost three in a row while allowing a combined nine goals on 88 shots (.898 SV%). The Blues have struggled mightily to score as of late, but Allen is 2-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .932 SV% in two starts vs. Edmonton this season.
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